Thanks for this, Brian. I find the interplay between elements of crime series fascinating. There are elements of Holmesian intellect in shows like CSI (Gil's stragely deep understanding of bugs, for instance), and then certain forensic elements...

Thanks for this fantastic piece, Jonathan! As I was reading your piece, I was reminded of the renewed criticism of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’s connection to Linda Fairstein that was raised after When They See...

Thanks for this essay, Jocelyn. I like your acknowledgement that these series often use the basic strcuture of the crime to confront other issues along the way. The Law & Order franchise was/is especially adept at this. It's one of the things...

Jocelyn thank you for this piece! I wholeheartedly agree with Brian about the timeliness of your piece. SVU for decades has been one of those shows that repeatedly tackles timely, controversial and complex topics/issues and distills the...

Thanks for this, David. Your point about this being a relious calling seems particularly apt in this episode in which Sgt. Friday gathers evicence from the nuns. What I find particulary interesting is the way the episode (an the series)...